1053 Waterway Dr, Barefoot Bay
Brevard County Real Estate - Grant
Grant-Valkaria is a town located south of Melbourne in Brevard County, Florida. Grant was originally established in 1925 as a fishing village, and since 1966, the city has held the annual Grant Seafood Festival. The revenues collected through the seafood festival go back into the community through college scholarships and summer break activities for the local children. Originally two separate communities, Grant and Valkaria were joined in July of 2006 to create the single Incorporated Town of Grant-Valkaria.
Grant is in East Central Florida. Grant is approximately 46 miles from Port Saint Lucie (population 164,603) and around 8 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).
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Brevard County
Brevard County is located in the East Central Florida region, along with Orange, Volusia, Sumter, Seminole, Lake, and Osceola counties. There are many incorporated municipalities in Brevard. Cities include Cape Canaveral, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite Beach, Titusville, and West Melbourne. The towns in Brevard are Grant-Valkaria, Indiatlantic, Malabar, Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Village, and Palm Shores. Brevard?s population is well over half a million.
Top industries for Brevard County include technology, tourism, agriculture, and other service businesses. Top public sector employers for Brevard County are the Brevard County School Board, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, NASA, and US Department of Defense. Private sector employers include Harris Corporation, Health First, Inc., United Space Alliance, Wuesthoff Health System, and Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Kennedy Space Center is located on Merritt Island in Brevard County and provides many jobs for the area, as well as acting as a popular tourist destination. It is from this activity that Brevard takes its nickname, the Space Coast. Nicknamed "Space City USA", the city of Titusville is across the water from KSC. The city?s population is highly-educated. The city is a popular destination for visitors wishing to see spacecraft launches.
Other tourist attractions in Brevard County include Port Canaveral, one of the busiest cruise ports in the world, the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Cocoa Beach. Port Canaveral is serviced by Disney Cruise Lines, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean. Not just a tourist destination, the port is within a foreign trade zone.
In 2010 and 2011, the Brookings Institution reported that Brevard ranked in the bottom fifth of the nation's top metro areas, based on unemployment, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosed properties. In 2011, the county was rated the 6th worst in the nation for foreclosures. RealtyTrac rated Brevard as the best county in the United States for buyers in 2013 because of the low prices.
Neighboring Properties
| Address | Type | Sq Ft | Class | |
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| 1049 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 805 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 989 | B |
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| 783 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 782 | B |
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| 781 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 864 | B |
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| 802 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 1,248 | B |
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| 807 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 804 Wren Cir | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 779 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,152 | B |
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| 806 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 1,440 | B |
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| 1052 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,288 | B |
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| 809 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 736 | B |
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| 1048 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 1056 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,118 | B |
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| 808 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 1044 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,380 | B |
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| 777 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 828 | B |
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| 803 Thrush Cir | Mobile Home | 1,344 | B |
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| 1060 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,012 | B |
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| 805 Thrush Cir | Mobile Home | 616 | C |
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| 807 Thrush Cir | Mobile Home | 616 | C |
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| 811 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 1040 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,348 | B |
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| 1064 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,233 | B |
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| 782 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,056 | B |
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| 810 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 1,248 | B |
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| 780 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,078 | B |
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| 775 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,152 | B |
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| 809 Thrush Cir | Mobile Home | 616 | C |
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| 1017 Ginger Ln | Mobile Home | 1,056 | B |
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| 1036 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,426 | B |
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| 813 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 736 | B |
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| 1068 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,056 | B |
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| 812 Wren Cir | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 773 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,254 | B |
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| 811 Thrush Cir | Mobile Home | 989 | B |
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| 1029 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 728 | C |
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| 1032 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,359 | B |
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| 776 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,296 | B |
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| 1015 Ginger Ln | Mobile Home | 736 | B |
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| 1072 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 802 Thrush Cir | Mobile Home | 782 | B |
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| 771 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 920 | B |
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| 815 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 804 Thrush Cir | Vacant Residential | 1,130 | L |
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| 774 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 828 | B |
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| 1028 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 1025 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,089 | B |
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| 816 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 736 | B |
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Nearest MLS Listings
Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location
| Address | Miles | Sq Ft | Price | |
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| 916 Frangi Pani Dr | .29 | 1,372 | $215,000 |
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| 927 Spruce St | .38 | 1,150 | $184,500 |
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| 5319 Bannock St | .64 | 1,269 | $220,000 |
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| 616 Puffin Dr | .76 | 650 | $155,000 |
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| 413 Plover Dr | 1.01 | 0 | $79,500 | |
| 7656 Highway 1 | 1.27 | 1,447 | $549,900 |
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| 6870 Orchid Tree Dr | 1.8 | 2,541 | $1,680,000 |
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| 6240 Highway 1 | 2.02 | 1,152 | $1,899,900 |
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| 47 Vip Is | 2.89 | 1,150 | $699,900 |
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| 5615 Schefflera Pl | 3.07 | 0 | $129,000 | |
Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $52,102. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $18,452 per year. The top 10% earn more than $121,913 per year. The top 1% earn more than $336,928 per year. Most renters earn between $25,716 (20th percentile) and $40,716 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $104,204 and $130,255.
The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 7 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $15,373 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $30,746 and $38,433.
Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates
Local Rents
The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $923. Most renters earn between $2,143 and $3,393 per month. They typically spend 37% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $700 (20th percentile) to $1,197 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 7%.
This property falls in percentile 7 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $583 per month and a monthly household income of $1,717 ($20,604 per year)
Nearby Companies
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